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6 - Preparation Day

Y/N POV

I woke up with arms around me. It didn't take a genius to figure out I fell asleep in Joe's arms. His breath on my neck wasn't slow. He was awake.

I turned around in his arms and looked up at him. "Good morning" I said. "Morning" he replied giving me a tired smile. I sighed and buried my face in the blanket. Fuck. I cried in Joe's arms the entire night. I hope I didn't snore.

"You okay?" he asked me, running his fingers through my hair. I nodded, "Just a little embarrassed" I admitted, not daring to move my face away from the blanket. He laughed, "Y/n don't worry about it! Everyone cries. Even me" he told me. I laughed and looked back up at him, "What? You? Crying? Impossible" I teased him.

He laughed and nodded, "It's true! And I also think that you're really brave. This is a big change" he said. "That's a bit of an understatement" I mumbled. He nodded, "True. What's a better word?" he asked me.

I thought for a moment. "Giant" I said. "Tremendous" he came up with. "Substantial!" I exclaimed. He chuckled, "Okay, you win" he told me.

I nodded, "About time I win something." We laid there for a bit. Not saying a word, just enjoying each other's presence while our thoughts ran wild. "£15." "What?" I questioned. "That's how much Charles bought you for. Will didn't want me to tell you but, I think you have a right to know" he told me.

"What's up with Will anyway? Mark texted me that if he came by the house yesterday to send him back to the studio" I questioned. "Wilbur is just trying his best to protect you. All he wants is for you to be safe and happy."

"I don't want stupid pity" I mumbled. "It isn't pity. He took a liking to you the first day you met. We all took a liking to you" he told me.

This question was going to hurt, I knew it, but I still needed to ask it. "Does Charles like me? Please, please be honest" I told him. Joe sighed and took a second to respond. "He...I don't know how to say how he feels about you-" "Just say it. I don't care if it's brutal." I do care.

"He thinks you're a burden, to put it frankly. He defiantly showed his true feelings about you last night when he got shit faced" Joe explained.

I slowly nodded. I knew that the answer was going to make me feel like shit. He brushed hair away from my eyes and stared at me for a good 30 seconds before clearing his throat. "Alright, come on. We have to get ready" he told me, getting up and holding his hand out for me to take.

"Get ready for what?" I asked. "For the tour we're going on tomorrow" he told me. I took his hand and got up, "I won't be surprised if this tour is going to be the death of me" he grumbled.

TIME SKIP

THIRD PERSON POV

"Y/n, thank God you're okay! What happened last night?" Will asked, cupping Y/n's face and scanning over them. Y/n swallowed a lump in their throat. They were ready for Joe to tell him everything that happened last night.

"It was a fine night. Nothing really happened" Joe lied, shrugging. Y/n stared at Joe in awe. To be honest, they weren't expecting Joe to just lie like that. It was, nice. Y/n smiled at Joe and looked back at Wilbur and pulled Will's hands away from their face. "I'm okay. Promise."

Y/n helped Ash, Mark, Joe, and Wilbur bring things to the van. They crouched down and took deep breaths.

"You okay?" Ash asked them with a smile. "Shit is heavy" Y/n told him. Ash laughed and nodded, "True."

"Hey! Sorry I'm late." A man with dark brown hair and a beard said walking over to Ash. "It took you long enough" Ash teased him. "Who's this?" he asked Ash, looking down at Y/n. "Y/n meet James Marriott. James Marriott meet Y/n L/n" Ash introduced them to each other.

The two shared a handshake. "Where's Will?" James asked the two. "Probably checking on Charles" Ash admitted. James gave Ash a questioning look. "He got shit faced last night, like really shit faced. I bet he has a bad hangover" Y/n said.

"How do you know?" Ash asked Y/n. "People tell me things" Y/n replied. "Ah! Just the man I want to see! Hello, James!" Wilbur exclaimed, walking over to James.

"Will! Good to see you! You ready for the tour?" he asked him. "You could say that, yeah. Mark is double checking to make sure we have everything" Will said.

James nodded, "That sounds fun" "Not as fun as going to America" Wilbur mumbled, scratching the back of his neck. James laughed, "You should've asked Charles to move the tour to America!" James exclaimed. "No. I don't want to go into the stupid process of getting four visas" Wilbur replied.

Y/n leaned their head on Ash's shoulder as Ash sat on the curb with them. "I'm so ready for the tour" Y/n told Ash. Ash smiled, "You seem ready" he replied. Y/n yawned and nodded.

"Is James coming with us on tour?" Y/n asked. 'No, I wish though. He's amazing. He's doing his own tour in America" Ash explained. "Oh."

"Are we ready for brunch?" Joe asked. Him and Mark walked over to the group. "Yes" Ash and Y/n said in unison.

TIME SKIP

Y/n took a sip of their drink. They looked at some random group of friends ordering their drinks. "...And a medium orange juice..." Y/n cringed. Orange juice? On a day like this? "If one more person orders orange juice..." James mumbled.

"I know, just drink like...grape juice or something like that. Not orange juice" Y/n agreed. James smiled at Y/n, "Look at that, I finally get to talk to someone who's smart."

And that comment made Will, Mark, and Joe start ranting to James, trying to prove that they are actually smart. Ash and I just shrugged at each other and started to enjoy the show.